China 2012_Part II: Modern Buildings

The great part about Beijing is that it houses some amazing architecture, both old and new. This blogpost features my favorite modern buildings of the city:

the IBM building

here we are with Mike and Amanda at the National Stadium, aka "The Bird's Nest", built for the 2008 Olympic games

the National Aquatics Center, aka "the Water Cube", also built for the 2008 Olympics

the 250 X 30 meter LED screen ceiling outside of The Place (hotel and shopping center) is pretty impressive and definitely worth a visit

In my quest to see the best sights the world has to offer (which is what it's all about, right?), I had to revisit the Olympic buildings at night to see them in their full glory. They are much more beautiful at night:

the Bird's Nest at night

the Water Cube at night (my favorite)